 ... light that it appears to me, I hope you will burn this, and pardon me for giving you so much trouble about an impracticable thing ; but, if you think there is a probability of obtaining the favour asked, I am sure your humanity, and propensity to...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 63by John Hawkins - 1787 - 605 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1884 - 742 pages
...favour asked, I am sure your humanity, and propensity to relieve distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, without my adding any more to the trouble I have already given you, than assuring you that I am,, with great truth, Sir, your faithful servant, " GOWER." It was, perhaps, no... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 534 pages
...asked, I am sure your humanity and propensity to relieve merit, in distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, without my adding any more to the trouble I have already given you, than assuring you, that I am, with great truth, sir, " Your faithful humble servant, " GOWER." " Trentham,... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland - Authors, English - 1884 - 468 pages
...asked, I am sure your humanity and propensity to relieve merit, in distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, without my adding any more to the trouble I have already given you, than assuring you, that I am, with great truth, sir, " Your faithful humble servant, " GOWER." "Trentham,... | |
 | James Boswell - English literature - 1890 - 568 pages
...asked, I am sure your humanity, and propensity to relieve merit in distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, without my adding any more to the trouble I have already given you, than assuring you that I am, with great truth. Sir, "Your faithful servant, " GOWER." It was, perhaps, no... | |
 | James Boswell - 1900 - 638 pages
...asked, I am sure your humanity, and propensity to relieve merit in distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, without my adding any more to the trouble I have already given you, than assuring you, that I am, with great truth, Sir, " Your faithful humble servant, " GOWER. "Trentham,... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1900 - 928 pages
...asked, I am sure your humanity, and propensity to relieve merit in distress, will incline you to serve " X r" assuring you that I am, with great truth, Sir, " Your faithful servant, " GOWER." It was, perhaps,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1904 - 1590 pages
...to relieve merit in distress, will incline you to serve the poor 1738] HIS WISH TO PRACTISE LAW 91 s never at leisure. He is always obliged to go at a certain hour. This is ver assuring you that I am, with great truth, Sir, your faithful servant, 'Trentham, Aug. 1, 1739.' ..... | |
 | Robert Anderson - College readers - 696 pages
...asked, I am sure your humanity and propensity to relieve merit in distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, without my adding any more to the trouble I have already given you, than assuring you, that I am, with great truth," &c. This expedient failed. There is reason to think that... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1998 - 1540 pages
...humanity, and propensity to relieve merit in distress, will incline you to serve the poor man, wi1hout my adding any more to the trouble I have already given you, than assuring you that I am, with great truth, Sir, your faithful humble servant, Trentham, Aug. 1, 1739.'... | |
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